United Nations Cocoa Conference 2026 – Geneva, Switzerland

Abidjan, 26 January 2026 – The International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) informs that pursuant to a request from the International Cocoa Council, transmitted to the Secretary-General of UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) a United Nations Cocoa Conference 2026 will be held on 13 February 2026 in Geneva.

The Conference will be formally opened by Mr. Pedro Manuel Moreno, Deputy Secretary-General of UNCTAD, and will focus on the presentation of a successor agreement to the International Cocoa Agreement, 2010.

High-level statements will be delivered by the 2 spokespersons of the membership of ICCO, H.E. Mr. Aly Touré, Permanent Representative of Côte d’Ivoire to ICCO on behalf of the exporting members, and Mr. Zoltan Agái from the European Commission on behalf of the importing members.

The Conference will be held alongside a Special Session of the International Cocoa Council and will culminate in the opening for signature and provisional application of the International Cocoa Agreement, 2026 by potential Contracting Parties.

All ICCO Member countries are invited to participate and are encouraged to coordinate through their Permanent Representations in Geneva.

Non-members countries are equally encouraged to consider their participation in the Conference, to accede to the new International Cocoa Agreement (ICA 2026), and to become members of the ICCO.